It took several hours to salvage everything.
Fortunately, both of us could now cultivate, and our strength and speed had greatly improved.
Therefore, we managed to dismantle and take away almost everything that could be moved.
"What about this guy?" Lin Chun asked, looking at Li Wenhao lying on the deck.
"Kill him," I said.
This guy's body had clearly been modified. If he had been willing to talk to me properly from the start, I would have spared his life.
But since he tried to attack me, I naturally wouldn't let him live.
"I'll do it myself!" Li Wenhao gritted his teeth, muttered something, then his body suddenly trembled, and he slowly closed his eyes.
Upon closer inspection, a smell of almonds emanated from his mouth.
"He poisoned himself..." Lin Chun said.
I nodded.
Based on the information he had given me earlier, integrated with prior intel, I believed he hadn't lied.
The history of Vexy was likely far more ancient than I had imagined.
Such meticulous planning and deployment over such a long period, only now beginning to surface, would be absolutely insane.
This meant the pressure was on me.
I had to face him with my strongest combat power, which meant I had to improve my strength as quickly as possible.
After packing everything, Lin Chun and I each took a boat and headed towards the city.
We left the other boat behind, intending to have someone fetch it later. While we didn't have much immediate use for so many boats, these iron tools might prove useful later.
Seeing us return by boat, Chen Zhi and the others were quite surprised.
They hadn't expected our trip out to be so fruitful.
However, I didn't offer much explanation. These items would be distributed anyway.
After distributing all the supplies this time, even the savages received some clothes and blankets.
During this period, I had not given up on educating the savages.
Additionally, there were some educated individuals among the mercenaries.
I didn't need them to have a high level of education; I just needed them to be able to communicate normally and understand my commands.
This was not too difficult for them.
By now, some of the smarter ones could already hold fluent conversations, although their pronunciation was not entirely standard.
The progress of others was slower, but they could clearly understand what I was saying and what I wanted them to do.
They were, after all, members of our city and a vital source of combat power for me.
Therefore, in this situation, I had to ensure they followed my orders.
This held great significance for me.
Moreover, in a way, they had contributed a lot to our city.
While I wasn't exactly a saint, since they had contributed to the city, it was only natural for me to protect their safety!
Now, all sorts of cold weapons had been deployed. Besides the most basic bows and arrows, I had also taught them to use throwing knives and blow darts...
A few of the savages who were more skilled had already begun learning to use firearms.
I knew this process couldn't be rushed, but giving them more means to protect themselves meant more opportunities for me.
Although I didn't know how far they could go in the end, as long as I was here, I would do my best to guide them towards a more civilized development.
Another matter that surprised me was Chen Zhi's cultivation speed.
While I knew she was diligent and worked hard, her cultivation speed had surpassed that of Lin Chun and even Luo Yaqin.
"Zi Ye... I want to train too..." Luo Yaqin said softly, sitting beside me in the room.
"You've said it countless times, and I've told you countless times, you don't need to participate in training..." I smiled.
Honestly, I couldn't guarantee that Luo Yaqin wouldn't just decide to leave at a critical moment, so I had to nip the idea in the bud.
As long as she didn't fight, she wouldn't be involved in combat.
"But... what if I'm attacked and you're not around?" Luo Yaqin asked.
"That won't happen, you can rest assured..." I said with a smile.
"And what if the enemies are too numerous for you to handle, and I, having already cultivated, could fight but was unable to due to being forbidden from doing so, and something happened to me... wouldn't that be incredibly frustrating..." Luo Yaqin continued softly.
Hearing this, I paused slightly.
I had to admit, her words held some truth.
"So why don't you listen to me? I'll train, but I'll follow your instructions!" Luo Yaqin said with a smile.